What color is #B4AAAE?

#B4AAAE is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AAAE?

The RGB value is 180, 170, 174: 180 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AAAE?

The complementary color is #AAB4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AAAE color

#B4AAAE rgb(180, 170, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4AAAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.7% green and 68.2% blue (180, 170, 174).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#B4AAAE color codes

HEX	`#B4AAAE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 170, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.53, 4.31, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.53, 4.38, 349.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.836, 41.509, 45.897)`
Decimal	`11840174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AAAE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B4AAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B4AAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4aaae; }
.text { color: #b4aaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4aaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 170 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4aaae, #b4abaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4AAAE?: #B4AAAE is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AAAE?: The RGB value is 180, 170, 174: 180 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AAAE?: The complementary color is #AAB4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.